“I saw pictures of the doll and it looked real,” Molta told WABC. “I got 34 years’ experience in EMS and I probably would have broken the window too.”

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He added: “Seconds are paramount there, that’s the difference between a baby breathing, not breathing, pulse, no pulse.”

“The guys that were on the ambulance are taking a beating by their coworkers, but it’s all in good fun,” he told WCBS. “But again, I’d rather err on the side of caution. You can replace a window. You can’t replace a life.”